Without Art, we should have no notion of the sacred; without Science, we should always worship false gods.

W.H. Auden

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Topic

Art and science Art Science

Author

W.H. Auden

Source

The Virgin & the Dynamo The Dyer's Hand

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Auden, W. H. "The Virgin and the Dynamo." The Dyer's Hand and Other Essays. Random House, 1962.

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Evil is unspectacular and always human,
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Medium
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Time
1940 1940s 20th century
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Citation

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Another quote from the 1960s

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.

Atticus Finch

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Empathy Different perspectives
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Actor
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Source
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Medium
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Time
1962 1960s 20th century
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To Kill a Mockingbird. Directed by Robert Mulligan, Brentwood Productions, 1962.

Another quote about Art

I have erected a monument more lasting than bronze.

Horace

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Topic
Immortality through art Artistic legacy Art Poetry

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Horace
Source
Odes (Horace)
Medium
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Statement Type
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Language
Latin
Time
23 BC 20s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Horace. Carmina [Odes]. 23 BC, bk. 3, no. 30.

Current Citation

Horace. "Odes." The Complete Odes and Epodes, translated by David West. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk, 3, no. 30.